Gwen Mills Elected President of UNITE HERE, First Woman to Lead the Union in its 130-Year History

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today at UNITE HERE’s 2024 Constitutional Convention, Gwen Mills was elected as the international union’s new president, making her the first woman to hold this position in the organization’s 130-year history. Gwen’s election as President marks a significant milestone for both UNITE HERE—which has a membership of nearly 275,000 hospitality workers across the U.S. and Canada, a majority of whom are women—and the broader labor movement. “I am deeply honored to lead UNIT